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Yesterday, one of Amazon’s venture funds ponied up money for smart thermostat maker Ecobee. Last week, the e-commerce giant announced its second-biggest purchase ever after Whole Foods, the acquisition of video doorbell/smart home vendor Ring. And, in December, Amazon bought home security vendor…

Consumers are tired. They’re weary of hearing about data breaches every day. They’re fed up with the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica debacle. And they’re ready to reclaim what should always have been theirs to begin with — their personal data. That’s what Holly Rollo, chief marketing officer and senior…

Data-driven marketing capabilities are on the rise, yet executives aren’t taking full advantage, according to the results of a global survey of 400 marketing executives released Wednesday by Forbes Insights and customer data platform (CDP) Treasure Data. Despite the increase in companies using data…

In the two years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was made law, it’s been the subject of intense conversation, wild conjecture and in some cases, broad misconceptions. GDPR is a sweeping set of new data privacy rules that govern the handling of EU members’ data no matter where it…

In earlier installments of our story of data, we’ve established that we’re now awash in personal data. Wallowing in it. In this, our third installment, we’ll talk about who owns it. Seems like a no-brainer: People own their own personal data. Or do they? Once a person shares their data, ownership…